foodhq.world | January 2018 | Vol. XXXIV Issue 01 Additives Add a Twist to the Food Industry 06 Success under Conveyor Belts 10 How to Catch Customers’ Eyes with Packaging 31 Making Your Hotel Worth a Diamond 36 BENEFIT FROM OUR GLOBAL EXPERIENCE FOOD PROCESSING & PACKAGING SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION SINCE 1950 With manufacturing facilities and sales offices worldwide, Heat and Control supports manufacturers with experience, expertise and resources to develop the most value driven and efficient solutions for any food production challenge. Local sales + support teams but with a GLOBAL network of manufacturing facilities + support offices. Processing + Packaging Systems Snack | Process Prepared | French Fry | Conveying | Seasoning + Coating Weighing + Packaging | Inspection | Controls + Information www.heatandcontrol.com | [email protected] We are on Issue Content January 2018 / Vol. XXXIV Issue 01 Intro 02 Opening Letter 03 Food Digest Ingredients Food Additives 06 Additives Add a Twist to the Food Industry Packaging Conveyors 10 Success under Conveyor Belts 12 Sustainability FAO Sustainability Guidlines 13 Sustainability Assessment of Food & Agriculture Systems Logistics & Supply Chain Food Safety 17 Food Safety: In a State of Transformation Proessing Baking Equipment 22 The Bakery Processing Equipment Market Nears Its All-Time High Country Saudi Arabia 26 The Consumer Foodservice Industry Continues to Expand in Saudi Arabia F&B Eye Catching Packaged Food 20 31 How to Catch Customers’ Eyes with Packaging Top 5 Lists MENA Top 5 Food Brands 34 Intimacy serves Best Hospitality AAA Diamond Rating Hotels 36 Making Your Hotel Worth a Diamond Departments 40 Interviews 46 Corporate Happenings 47 Products 49 Events Preview Info 54 Buyers’ Guide 55 Coming Events & General Info 21 56 Closing letter Cover photo courtesy of Anuga FoodTec President’s View اﻟﻌﻈﻤﺎء ﻣﺨﻠﺪون Legends وإن رﺣﻠﻮا Never Die رﺣــﻞ واﻟــﺪي، اﻟﺮﺋﻴــﺲ واﻟﻨﺎﺷــﺮ ﻓــﻲ ﺷــﺮﻛﺔ ﺳــﻲ ﺑــﻲ إﺗــﺶ ورﻟــﺪ Mr. Fathi Chatila, my father and president / publisher of ﻣﻴﺪﻳــﺎ اﻟﺴــﻴﺪ ﻓﺘﺤــﻲ ﺷــﺎﺗﻴﻼ ﻓــﻲ اﻟﺤــﺎدي ﻋﺸــﺮ ﻣــﻦ ﺷــﻬﺮ ﻛﺎﻧــﻮن CPH World Media (CPH), has passed away on December 11th اWول/ دﻳﺴــﻤﺒﺮ اﻟﻤﺎﺿــﻲ ﺑﻌــﺪ ﺻــﺮاع ﻣــﻊ ﻣــﺮض أﺻــﺎب ﻛﺒــﺪه وﻛﻠﻴﺘﻴــﻪ. after a struggle with health complications related to his 2017 ﻧﺸــﻌﺮ ﻧﺤــﻦ ﻋﺎﺋﻠﺘــﻪ اﻟﻤﺆﻟﻔــﺔ ﱢﻣﻨــﻲ وﻣــﻦ ﱠﺷــﻘﻴﻘﺘﻲ رﺟــﺎء وﻫﺒــﺔ، وﺑﺎYﺿﺎﻓــﺔ إﻟــﻰ liver / kidneys. Both his immediate family, composed of myself and ﻋﺎﺋﻠﺘــﻪ ﱠاﻟﻤﻤﺘــﺪة ﻓﺮﻳــﻖ ﻋﻤــﻞ ﺷــﺮﻛﺔ ﺳــﻲ ﺑــﻲ إﺗــﺶ ﺑﺎﻟﺤــﺰن ﻋﻠــﻰ رﺣﻴﻠــﻪ، وﺑﺎWﻟــﻢ my sisters Rajaa & Hiba, as well as his extended family, CPH team ﻣــﻦ ﻓﺠﻴﻌــﺔ اﻟﻤﺼــﺎب. ﱠإﻟﺎ ﱠأﻧﻨــﺎ ﻧﻔﺘﺨــﺮ ﺑﺈﻧﺠــﺎزات واﻟﺪﻧــﺎ اﻟﺘــﻲ ﻻ ُﺗ iﻌــﺪ وﻻ ُﺗﺤﺼــﻰ، members, mourn his passing and are highly saddened by this tragic ﻓﻬــﻲ ﻟــﻢ ﺗﻘﺘﺼــﺮ ﻋﻠــﻰ ﺗﺄﺳﻴﺴــﻪ (وواﻟﺪﺗــﻲ اﻟﻤﺮﺣﻮﻣــﺔ ﻣﻨــﻰ ﺷــﺎﺗﻴﻼ) ﺷــﺮﻛﺔ event. However, at same time, we are very proud of my father’s ﺳــﻲ ﺑــﻲ إﺗــﺶ، ﺑــﻞ ﺷــﻤﻠﺖ ﻣﺸــﺎرﻳﻊ ﺗﺨﺰﻳــﻦ اﻟﻤﻴــﺎه وﻣﻨﻬــﺎ ﺗﻮرﻳــﺪ اﻟﻤﻴــﺎه ﻣــﻦ achievements, which are many, not least co-founding CPH (along with my late mother, Mrs. Mona Chatila), as well as water storage ﻟﺒﻨــﺎن إﻟــﻰ اﻟــﺪول اﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴــﺔ (ﺧﺼﻮﺻــﺎ إﻟــﻰ ﻣﺠﻠــﺲ اﻟﺘﻌــﺎون اﻟﺨﻠﻴﺠــﻲ)، وﻣﺸــﺮوع ً projects namely exporting water from Lebanon to Arab countries ﺳــﺪ اﻟﺪاﻣــﻮر اﻟــﺬي ﻛﺎن ﻳﻬــﺪف إﻟــﻰ ﺗﻮﻓﻴــﺮ ﻣﻴــﺎه ﺷــﺮب ﻣﺄﻣﻮﻧــﺔ وﻧﻈﻴﻔــﺔ ﺑﻜﻠﻔــﺔ (specifically GCC) and the Damour Dam which is meant to provide ﻣﻨﺨﻔﻀــﺔ إﻟــﻰ ﻣﺪﻳﻨــﺔ ﺑﻴــﺮوت. ﻟــﻢ ﻳﺘﺮاﺟــﻊ واﻟــﺪي ﻗﻴــﺪ أﻧﻤﻠــﺔ أﻣــﺎم اﻟﻌﻘﺒــﺎت safe and clean drinking water at low cost to the city of Beirut and واﻟﺼﻌــﺎب اﻟﺘــﻲ واﺟﻬﻬــﺎ ﻛﺎﻟﺤــﺮوب اWﻫﻠﻴــﺔ واYﻗﻠﻴﻤﻴــﺔ اﻟﺘــﻲ وﻗﻌــﺖ ﻓــﻲ ﻟﺒﻨــﺎن its inhabitants. My father never surrendered in face of tremendous وﻣﻨﻄﻘﺔ اﻟﺸــﺮق اWوﺳــﻂ، ﺑﺎYﺿﺎﻓﺔ إﻟﻰ ﻓﺴــﺎد اﻟﻬﻴﺌﺎت اﻟﺴﻴﺎﺳــﻴﺔ واﻟﺤﻜﻮﻣﻴﺔ obstacles and setbacks, such as many civil and regional wars which ً ﻓــﻲ ﻟﺒﻨــﺎن. ﻛﺎن ﻣﺘﻔﺎﺋــﻠﺎ وداﺋــﻢ اﻟﺴــﻌﻲ إﻟــﻰ ﻣﺴــﺘﻘﺒﻞ أﻓﻀــﻞ ﺣﺘــﻰ اﻟﺮﻣــﻖ happened in Lebanon and the Middle East as well as highly corrupt اWﺧﻴــﺮ. ﺳــﻨﻔﺘﻘﺪك ًﻛﺜﻴــﺮا ﻳــﺎ واﻟــﺪي، ﻳــﺎ ﺳــﻴﺪ ﻓﺘﺤــﻲ، وﺳــﻨﺒﺬل ﻗﺼــﺎرى ﺟﻬﺪﻧــﺎ political & governmental bodies in Lebanon. He was always hopeful ﻣــﻦ أﺟــﻞ اﺳــﺘﻤﺮارﻳﺔ ﺗﺮاﺛــﻪ وازدﻫــﺎره. and striving for a better tomorrow and future until the very last moment. My father, Mr. Fathi, shall be sorely missed and we shall <ﺗﻄﻮر اﻟﻤﺠﻠﺔ: ﻣﻦ ﻣﺠﻠﺔ ﻣﺄﻛﻮﻻت اﻟﺸﺮق ا/وﺳﻂ إﻟﻰ ﻓﻮد أﺗﺶ ﻛﻴﻮ .strive to ensure his legacy continues and prospers iأود أن أﻟﻔــﺖ اﻧﺘﺒﺎﻫﻜــﻢ إﻟــﻰ ﱠأن ﺑﺪاﻳــﺔ ﺷــﻬﺮ ﻛﺎﻧــﻮن اﻟﺜﺎﻧﻲ/ﻳﻨﺎﻳــﺮ ﻣــﻦ اﻟﻌــﺎم ٢٠١٨ ﺳــﻴﺘﻢ اﻋﺘﻤــﺎد اﺳــﻢ ﺟﺪﻳــﺪ ﱠﻟﻤﺠﻠــﺔ ﻣﺄﻛــﻮﻻت اﻟﺸــﺮق اWوﺳــﻂ ﻟﻴﺼﺒــﺢ Media Evolution: Middle East Food (MEF) >>> foodHQ (ﻓــﻮد إﺗــﺶ ﻛﻴــﻮ). ﻻ ﺗــﺰال ﱠﻣﻬﻤﺘﻨــﺎ ﻣﻨــﺬ اﻟﻌــﺎم ١٩٨٥ ﱠﺗﺘﻤﺜــﻞ ﻓــﻲ دﻋــﻢ ﺑــﺮوز I would like to draw your kind attention that starting January 2018, Middle اﻟﻤﺸــﺘﺮﻛﻴﻦ واﻟﻤﻌﻠﻨﻴــﻦ ﻋﻠــﻰ اﻟﺴــﺎﺣﺔ اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻤﻴــﺔ، وﺑﺎﻋﺘﻤــﺎد اﻟﻌﻼﻣــﺔ اﻟﺘﺠﺎرﻳــﺔ East Food (MEF) will evolve to foodHQ. Since 1985 our mission has been إﺗــﺶ ﻛﻴــﻮ ﻓــﻲ ﺗﺴــﻤﻴﺔ اﻟﻤﺠﻠــﺔ أﺻﺒﺤﻨــﺎ ﻋﻠــﻰ ﻣﺮﻣــﻰ ﺣﺠــﺮ ﻣــﻦ ﺗﺤﻘﻴــﻖ ﻫــﺬا to provide global exposure to subscribers & advertisers, we believe اﻟﻬــﺪف. وﻟــﻦ ﺗﻘﺘﺼــﺮ ﻣﻬﻤــﺔ ﻓــﻮد إﺗــﺶ ﻛﻴــﻮ ﻋﻠــﻰ ﺑﻘﻌــﺔ ﺟﻐﺮاﻓﻴــﺔ ﱠﻣﺤــﺪدة we are one step closer towards accomplishing this adopting the HQ ﺑــﻞ ﺗﻌﻤــﻞ ﻋﻠــﻰ ﺗﻄﻮﻳــﺮ ﻗﻨﻮاﺗﻬــﺎ اYﻟﻜﺘﺮوﻧﻴــﺔ ﻟﺘﺼﺒــﺢ ﻣﻨﺼــﺔ ﺻﻨﺎﻋﻴــﺔ ﺷــﺎﻣﻠﺔ brand to our media. foodHQ will no longer be restricted geographically iﺗﻀــﻢ اﻟﻤﺠﻠــﺔ اﻟﻤﻄﺒﻮﻋــﺔ واﻟﺮﻗﻤﻴــﺔ وﻗﻨــﻮات اﻻﻧﺘﺮﻧــﺖ. ُﻧﺆﻣــﻦ ﱠأن اﻟﺘﻄــﻮر ﻓــﻲ and shall develop its online channels to become a full-fledged إﻋــﺎدة ﺗﺴــﻤﻴﺔ اﻟﻌﻼﻣــﺔ اﻟﺘﺠﺎرﻳــﺔ ﺳــﻴﻌﻜﺲ ﺑﺸــﻜﻞ ﺟﻠــﻲ ﱠﻣﻬﻤﺘﻨــﺎ ﱢاﻟﻤﺘﻤﺜﻠــﺔ industry platform with print, digital & online channels. We believe this ﻓــﻲ ﺗﻮﻓﻴــﺮ ﻣﻨﺼــﺔ ﺗﺘﻨــﺎول أﺧﺒــﺎر اﻟﻘﻄــﺎع اﻟﺼﻨﺎﻋــﻲ ﻣﺘﻌــﺪدة اWوﺟــﻪ وﻣﺘﻄــﻮرة evolution in our media branding reflects better our mission to provide ﱠﻣﺨﺼﺼــﺔ ﻟﻠﻤﻬﻨﻴﻴــﻦ وأﺻﺤــﺎب اWﻋﻤــﺎل واﻟﻤــﺪراء ﻓــﻲ ﺟﻤﻴــﻊ أﻧﺤــﺎء اﻟﻌﺎﻟــﻢ، a multi-faceted cutting-edge industry platform to professionals and ﻣــﻊ اﻟﻤﺤﺎﻓﻈــﺔ ﻋﻠــﻰ ﺟــﻮدة اﻟﻤﺤﺘــﻮى اﻟــﺬي ﱢﻧﻘﺪﻣــﻪ ﺑــﻞ واﻟﻌﻤــﻞ ﻋﻠــﻰ ﺗﻄﻮﻳــﺮه. business owners & managers – worldwide - while ensuring same iوﺳــﻨﺼﺐ اﻫﺘﻤﺎﻣﻨــﺎ ﺑﺸــﻜﻞ ﺧــﺎص ﻋﻠــﻰ اﻟﻌﺎﻟــﻢ اﻟﺮﻗﻤــﻲ ﻣــﻦ ﺧــﻼل اﻋﺘﻤــﺎد or better level of high quality relevant content is provided. Special ﺑﻮاﺑــﺔ ﺻﻨﺎﻋﻴــﺔ ﱠﻣﺨﺼﺼــﺔ www.foodhq.world ﱠﺗــﻢ إﻃﻼﻗﻬــﺎ ﻓــﻲ ﻛﺎﻧــﻮن focus will be made on the digital aspect with an industry portal at اﻟﺜﺎﻧﻲ/ﻳﻨﺎﻳــﺮ ٢٠١٨، ﺑﺎYﺿﺎﻓــﺔ إﻟــﻰ ﺗﻄﺒﻴــﻖ ﺳــﻴﺒﺼﺮ اﻟﻨــﻮر ﺧــﻼل اﻟﺮﺑــﻊ اﻟﺜﺎﻧــﻲ ﻣــﻦ www.foodhq.world which was launched at the beginning of اﻟﻌــﺎم ٨ ١ ٢٠. January 2018 and a mobile app which shall be launched during 2nd quarter 2018. ﺗﻘﺮأون ﻓﻲ ﻫﺬا اﻟﻌﺪد! ﱢﻳﻐﻄــﻲ ﻋــﺪد ﻛﺎﻧــﻮن اﻟﺜﺎﻧﻲ/ﻳﻨﺎﻳــﺮ ٨ ١ ٢٠ ﻣــﻦ ﻣﺠﻠــﺔ ﻓــﻮد أﺗــﺶ ﻛﻴــﻮ آﺧــﺮ !This Issue ﺗﻄــﻮرات وأﺧﺒــﺎر ﻗﻄــﺎع اﻟﺼﻨﺎﻋــﺔ اﻟﻐﺬاﺋﻴــﺔ، ﺑﻤــﺎ ﻓﻴﻬــﺎ اﻻﺑﺘــﻜﺎرات واﻟﻤﻨﺘﺠــﺎت foodHQ’s January 2018 issue covers the latest developments و اﻟﺨﺪﻣــﺎت واﻟﻤﺸــﺎرﻳﻊ واﻟﻤﻘﺎﺑــﻼت اﻟﺼﺤﻔﻴــﺔ واWﺣــﺪاث اﻟﺠﺪﻳــﺪة. ﻓﻴﺘﻨــﺎول ,happenings in the food industry, including new innovations & products, services, projects, interviews, and events. On page 11, ﻣﻘــﺎل اﻟﺼﻔﺤــﺔ ١١ اﻟﺴــﻮق اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻤﻴــﺔ ﻟﺣﺰﻣــﺔ اﻟﻨﺎﻗﻠــﺔ اﻟﺘــﻲ ﻣــﻦ اﻟﻤﺘﻮﻗــﻊ أن the global conveyor belt market will grow at a CAGR of around 6 ﺗﻨﻤــﻮ ﺑﻤﻌــﺪل ﺳــﻨﻮي ﻣﺮﻛــﺐ ٦ ﻓــﻲ اﻟﻤﺌــﺔ. وﻳﻠﻘــﻲ ﻣﻘــﺎل اﻟﺼﻔﺤــﺔ ٢٢ اﻟﻀــﻮء percent. The article on page 22 sheds light on the bakery processing ﻋﻠــﻰ ﺳــﻮق ﻣﻌــﺪات ﺗﺠﻬﻴــﺰ اﻟﻤﺨﺎﺑــﺰ، وﻫــﻲ ﻣــﻦ اﻟﻤﺘﻮﻗــﻊ أن ﺗﺼــﻞ ﱢﺗﺤﻘــﻖ equipment market, which is projected to reach USD13.62 billion ١٣٫٦٢ ﻣﻠﻴــﺎر دوﻻر أﻣﺮﻳﻜــﻲ ﺑﺤﻠــﻮل اﻟﻌــﺎم ٢٠ ٢٠. ﺑﺎYﺿﺎﻓــﺔ إﻟــﻰ ﻫــﺬه اﻟﻤﻮاﺿﻴــﻊ، by 2020. Additional stories are also available, covering the latest ﻳﺰﺧــﺮ ﻫــﺬا اﻟﻌــﺪد ﺑﺎﻟﻤﺰﻳــﺪ ﻣــﻦ اWﺧﺒــﺎر اﻟﺘــﻲ ﺗﻐﻄــﻲ أﺣــﺪث اﻟﻨﺸــﺎﻃﺎت activities of regional manufacturers, importers and exporters. We اﻟﺨﺎﺻــﺔ ّﺑﺎﻟﻤﺼﻨﻌﻴــﻦ اYﻗﻠﻴﻤﻴﻴــﻦ واﻟﻤﺴــﺘﻮردﻳﻦ واﻟﻤﺼﺪرﻳــﻦ. أرﺳــﻠﻮا ﻟﻨــﺎ love to receive your comments, suggestions or feedback! 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